AltWeeklies Wire
Print vs. Pixels: Should Green-Minded Readers Switch to E-Books?new
I love books. I still have the paperback of Wuthering Heights I bought in 1978 for 95 cents, though I can access its complete text on my iPhone. I remember the sights and smells of all my favorite bookstores and libraries, from Burlington to Boston to Berkeley to Paris. So, why am I considering buying an e-reader?
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
04-15-2011 |
Books
'Sisters in War': A Vermont Journalist Recounts the Stories of Women in War-Torn Baghdadnew
In 2004, as Baghdad became increasingly dangerous for journalists, Christina Asquith took refuge in the apartment of two sisters. Now she tells their story in Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq, which was published by Random House in September.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
12-09-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Kochalka Draws a Comic for Little Kidsnew
Cartoonist and self-proclaimed superstar James Kochalka draws a children's book about a goofy gray squirrell.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
09-05-2007 |
Books
'Kinfolks': Missing Personsnew
This is a book in which the destination is more interesting than the journey -- Alther struggles to find a way to make the famous-writer's-memoir format mesh with the exceedingly complex web of historical clues she's weaving.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
05-25-2007 |
Nonfiction
Where the Girls Arenew
Lamb and Brown look at pink culture and see red.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
09-06-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sympathetic Versesnew
Sapphire proves political poetry doesn't have to be doctrinaire, one-sided and humorless.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
08-23-2006 |
Poetry
Marrow Go Roundnew
Hecht's third book in the Cree Black series confirms his predilection for atmospheric locales with serious historical baggage.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
07-07-2006 |
Fiction
Life Drawingnew
With a new graphic memoir, cartoonist Alison Bechdel proves she's more than just a "Dyke to Watch Out For."
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
06-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Life Linesnew
In his new collection, the distinguished poet harvests a half century of verse.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
04-14-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Novel Treatmentnew
This novel's framing and dominant narrative, set in present day, allows the author to draw parallels between AIDS and smallpox.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
03-31-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Julia Alvarez, Saving the World
Tony Eprile: Out of South Africanew
South African-born Tony Eprile talks about his upbringing and his new novel, The Persistence of Memory.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
10-12-2005 |
Books
